chuck todd pressed the acting white house chief of staff on this issue. here is what he had to say. >> the fact that some 23 or 24-year-old person on the advance team went to that site and said there is the john mccain, we know how the president feels about the former senator, maybe that is not the best back drop, that is not an unreasonable thing to ask. >> seriously? >> is somebody going to get fired for this? no. >> we have heard him saying no one will get fired. he does not intend to open up inspector general investigation into the incident. we know the questions are going to keep coming from reporters, from members of congress about exactly how this happened and how it got to the point where the head of u.s. navy seventh fleet in japan became awar of the request, how that made its way that high up into the chain of command in the navy.